Fort Apache opens at Martin Theatre Wednesday
Dramatic frontier drama stars John Wayne Henry Fonda Shirley Temple and Pedra Armendariz. Set in Arizona during the 1870s Indian troubles Wayne plays a cavalry captain whose methods anger a new commander Fonda who plots a trap against Chief Cochise leading to a thrilling climax. Temple portrays Fonda's daughter and Armendariz is a sergeant with a notable supporting cast.
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Fort Apache
Martin Theatre
John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Shirley Temple
Pedra Armendariz
Arizonia
Wayne
Fonda
Cochise
Miss Temple
Armendariz
Pedro Armendariz
Martin
Tarzan Film “Tarzan and the Mermaids” at the Martin
The newest Tarzan adventure stars Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce. It screens today and Monday at the Martin Theatre. Tarzan battles Varga’s ogres and an underwater world to rescue Mara and Jane, with Linda Christian billed as a mermaid.
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Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Johnny Weissmuller
Brenda Joyce
Martin Theatre
Varga
Mara
Jane
Linda Christian
Mermaid
John Laurenz
George Zucco
Edward Ashley
Tarzan and the
Weissmuller
Ride the Pink Horse screens at Ritz Theatre Monday
Action film adaptation of Dorothy B. Hughes novel stars Robert Montgomery as a war veteran drawn into vengeance and blackmail in a New Mexico town. Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gomez provide key supporting roles as he is hunted and saved by two unlikely friends.
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Dorothy B. Hughes
Robert Montgomery
Ritz Theatre
Montgomery
New Mexico
Fiest
Thomas Gomez
Wanda Hendrix
Month's Biggest Fire Destroys Negro House in Dothan
A late fire at a Negro residence on Minan's Ales in Dothan, blamed on oil stove flare and heater ignition, destroyed the roof but caused little other damage. Occupant George Smiley and owner Mrs. J M Cooper were named. Fire Chief Floyh Harris reported the blaze as the city’s largest in six months and noted water damage to some furniture. A separate trash fire at 903 S Appletree Street caused no property damage.
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Minan
Dothan
Hater
Floyh Harris
Harris
Althor
George Smiley
J. M. Cooper
S. Appletree Street
Georgia's Truman to Vote Against President Truman
A Georgia college sophmore named Trueman, the youngest possible delegate, will attend the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Claimed as a budding Georgia politician, he travels with assistant Andrea Kine and others as part of a family and party entourage.
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Georgia
Truman
Douglas
Trueman
Truman Vo Willisms
Scirit
Jen
Iewal
Tof Naser
Young Berade
Exagenes
Tre
Tivnian
Livestock prices drift lower on heavyweights at Chicago sale
Heavy butcher hogs and sows finished lower while light hogs held near steady. Cattle and sheep showed a mixed week with high choice fed heifers reaching all time highs. steers, yearlings and beef cows mostly declined. Market activity paused for Independence Day with Friday closures noted.
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Chicago
IUSDA
Corn prices tumble on Board of Trade amid rosy crop forecast
Prices in Chicago eased as traders priced in favorable Midwestern weather and a private forecast predicting a crop over three billion bushels. Wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans all closed lower, with July contracts showing notable declines across grains.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Mid-West
Gulf Coast Seethes With Holiday Travel
Holiday travelers jammed roads and rails as the Fourth of July weekend began. Fairhope on Mobile Bay prepared for a three day celebration expected to draw thousands. Gulf State Park turned away last minute cabin requests with reservations full through September. Forecaster Frank T. Cole predicted scattered showers and little temperature change along the coast.
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Mobile
Ala
Fairhope
Mobile Bay
Gulf State Park
Frank T. Cole
Four Die and Twenty Nine Injured in Mexico City Factory Blast
Four people were killed and 29 injured in an explosion and fire at a downtown Mexico City factory. Police and firefighters searched the three story ruin for more bodies as authorities suspected an overloaded boiler caused the blast. The blast shattered windows and jolted surrounding buildings for blocks.
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Mexico City Cap
Mexico City
First Negro Red Cross life saving instructor to lead summer courses
Byron Charles O Bryant Jr the first Negro to qualify as Red Cross life saving instructor in the Wirecross area will supervise swimming and life saving courses at the Negro pool this summer An Army veteran he completed the instructors course at A I State College Nashville on July 1 Negro residents of Dothan are asked to register at the pool with O Bryant for the course they choose either life saving or swimming He will also work with the city Recreation Department
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Georga
Hewadeany
Eugene Tatinadae
Georg x
Red
Notre Dame University
Ok As
Byron Charles O'Bryant, Jr
Red Cross
O Bryant
A&i State College
Nashville
Dothan
O'Byant
Red Cross to Offer Geneva and Hartford Swim Courses
Geneve and Hartford host one day June 8 and 9 registration open for county residents seven years and older. Beginners and intermediate lessons plus a possible life saving course will run at Lake Geneva and the Hartford pool with one hour sessions required for certification. Instructors include Miss Cailletenss and July Popwith Meeshanes Cobletend.
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Aio
Geneva
Lake Geneva
Moerines
Hartford
Leetweo
Red Cross
Miss Cailletenss
Factory Fire Blaze Highlights Hazardous Plant Materials
Damaged report notes a plant manufacturing cooking fats and vegetable fats suffered a fire where the flammable material fuelled the blaze. Local responders contained the inferno, with no immediate word on injuries or total damage.
Hughes Sues United Aircraft for 488000 Damages
Howard Hughes, in a Houston filing, sues United Aircraft Corp for 488000 total damages from a California crash while Hughes tested the XF 11 on July 7, 1946. He seeks 250000 for himself and 238000 for the Hughes Tool Company, alleging defective propellers caused the crash at Beverly Hills.
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Houston
Tex
Howard Hughes
Texas
California
United Aircraft Corporation
Hughes
Hughes Tool Company
United Aircraft
Beverly Hills
Calif
Medical screening in Somerville finds numerous orthopedic cases
In Somerville Massachusetts Dr Daniel I O Brien examined 836 high school sophomores and reported 371 orthopedic cases 100 tonsil cases 60 potential hernias 51 cervical gland war conditions eight cardiac cases six ear ailments one nose ailment and one case of lung pathology.
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Somerville
Mass
Somerville Hig School
Sohomores
Daniel I. O'Brien
Softball game features 47 strikeouts in Memphis
Buck Miller pitched for the home team and struck out 26 batters, while Binx Terry took the loss and fanned 2k in a high strikeout game that produced a total of 47 strikeouts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Somone Grownups
Buck Miller
Binx Terry
83 year old shoe man caravan pursues Maine fishing trip
A. A. Tilden, an 83 year old St. Louis shoe salesman, returns to Maine for his 52nd annual fishing trip. He camps near the Kennebec River, reachable by a six mile hike from Indian Pond, and also returns in the fall for hunting.
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Bingham
St. Louis
Maine
A. A. Tilden
Kennebec River
Indian Pond
Geneve County PMA Tour Plans July Soil Practices Visit
Geneva County PMA committee plans a county wide tour to view soil conservation practices on farms near Hartford Slocomb Fadette Lowery Beat 15 Coffee Springs and Samson. Administrative Officer Reginald Hatcher announced the tour at a committee meeting and noted results from approved experiment practices by county agent M M Woodham.
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Geneva
Geneva County
PMA
Reginald Hatcher
Hatcher
Albert Dillard
Hartford
Fletcher W. Bolin
Slocomb
Tate
Pat Pith
Fadette
Gardner Burkett
Howard Jones
Rex Newman
J. F. Green
Chester Martin
J. W. Hamm
A. B. Killingsworth
Carl Smith
W. L. Clark
James R. Brown
Leo Smith
Paul Jones
C. Riley Brown
John J. Harris
John Caldiwell
Bryant Brooks
Charles Caldwell
Gardner Burett
James Ezell
Carl Jones
James Cullifer
John Leddon
Tours Of Wiregrass Station Set For This Week
Houston County farmers and veteran vocational agriculture students will tour the Wiregrass Experiment Station Tuesday and Wednesday. About 150 students are expected per day from 10 South Alabama counties to learn the latest experiments and methods to apply on farms. Non-student farmers visit Tuesday morning. veterans and students visit Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Houston
South Alabama
L. L. Sellers
API
Supt
J. B. Wilson
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